ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF APRIL 20, 2010
CASE OF HELIODORO PORTUGAL V. PANAMA
MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH JUDGMENT
HAVING SEEN:
1.
The judgment on preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs
(hereinafter “the judgment”) handed down by the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Court” or “the Court”) on August 12,
2008, in which it decided that the State shall:
10.
[…] pay Graciela De León, Patria Portugal and Franklin Portugal, the amount
established in paragraph 233 of this judgment, as compensation for pecuniary damage,
within one year of notification of the judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 233 and 268
to 272 herein.
11.
[…] pay Graciela De León, Patria Portugal and Franklin Portugal, the amounts
established in paragraph 239 of th[e] judgment, as compensation for non-pecuniary
damage, within one year of notification of the judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 239
and 268 to 272 herein.
12.
[…] investigate the facts that gave rise to the violations in the instant case, and
identify, prosecute and, if applicable, punish those responsible, in the terms of
paragraphs 243 to 247 of th[e] judgment.
13.
[…] publish, once, in the official gazette and in another newspaper with
widespread circulation, Chapters I, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X of th[e] judgment, without
the corresponding footnotes, and its operative paragraphs, within six months of
notification of the judgment, in the terms of paragraph 248 hereto.
14.
[…] carry out a public act acknowledging its international responsibility in
relation to the violations declared in this judgment, within six months of notification of
the judgment, in the terms of paragraph 249 hereto.
15.
[…] provide the medical and psychological care required by Graciela De León de
Rodríguez, Patria Portugal and Franklin Portugal, free of charge and immediately,
through its specialized health care institutions, in the terms of paragraph 256 of the
judgment.
16.
[…] define the offenses of forced disappearance of persons and torture within a
reasonable time, in the terms of paragraphs 181, 189, 192 to 207, 213 to 215 and 259
of th[e] judgment.
17.
[…] make the payment for reimbursement of costs and expenses, within one
year of notification of the judgment, in the terms of paragraphs 267 to 272 hereof.
2.
The briefs of February 25, March 10 and 18, and April 13 and 23, 2009,
in which the Republic of Panama (hereinafter “the State” or “Panama”) provided
information on compliance with the judgment.
3.
The communications of February 5 and May 14, 2009, in which the
representatives of the victims (hereinafter “the representatives”) presented
their observations on the information provided by the State.